am i remembering this right

i may be wrong, but i thought i read somewhere on the site, that in the old days, there were razor makers, and scale makers. If i am correct, i would love some information on the scale makers, how, and what tools etc, for some strange reason, i find myself drawn to the idea of just sitting down and making scales, then finding razors for them later. i have a set in the clamps now, heading to the sander and shaver hopefully saturday. then i get to work with some other wood later. any information would be great